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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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White nationalists, neo-Nazis, KKK and members of the
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After Charlottesville, alt-right groups splinter, distance from white supremacy

Experts who monitor domestic extremism in the United States are taking stock of where the far-right movement stands.

8 years ago

Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller may be running out of space to maneuver — or he may not. But the White House is calibrating its strategy as though a clock is ticking. (Getty Image)
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Courts & Law

The Russia investigations: Is Robert Mueller stumbling into time trouble?

Mueller has roughly three weeks to do whatever he's going to do and then — who knows?

8 years ago

A memorial to Heather Heyer — who was killed at last year's Charlottesville rally by a driver facing murder and hate crime charges — stands at the site of her death. Heyer's mother, Susan Bro, is in the background. (Steve Helber/AP)
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Community

‘We are resilient:’ Memorials, heavy police presence mark Charlottesville anniversary

Sunday is the first anniversary of the deadly Unite the Right rally.

8 years ago

In this May 23, 2018 file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the Federal District Court after a hearing, in Washington. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The trial of Paul Manafort

We get the latest on the trial of Paul Manafort beyond the handmade ostrich and python jackets. The Washington Post’s ...

Air Date: August 10, 2018 10:40 am

Listen 16:59
Protesters surround a Trump supporter on S. Almaden Boulevard outside the San Jose Convention Center as Presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a rally in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, June 2, 2016. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group Archives)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Imagined opposition

Guests: Perry Bacon Jr. American’s political affiliations are generally a good indicator of how people vote but ...

Air Date: August 10, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 31:57
U.S. Seretary of Energy Rick Perry speaks to scientists at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
Science

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry salutes fusion work at N.J. lab

Perry visits Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory for a tour and a chance to address hundreds of scientists.

8 years ago

Senate President Steve Sweeney, other lawmakers, and members of the task force discuss the proposed changes. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Money

New Jersey proposing cost-saving measure that the unions will likely oppose

A panel of economists and tax experts put together by the leader of New Jersey’s Senate has recommended a vari ...

8 years ago

Former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Appeals court throws out former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah’s bribery convictions, affirms 29 other counts

Legal observers say retrying Fattah on the bribery-related charges may not even affect his 10-year prison term

8 years ago

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Smokers who violate New Jersey bans on lighting up in a public place are now subject to criminal prosecution. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Health

American Cancer Society gives New Jersey mixed reviews on treatment, prevention

The state earned good marks for enacting smoke-free laws and increased access to Medicaid.

8 years ago

Alex Jones, shown here at a July 2016 rally in support of then-candidate Donald Trump, says he is being subjected to a
NPR
Community

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explains why Alex Jones isn’t banned, in big tech exception

Jones is facing five defamation suits, most of them centering on comments about school shootings.

8 years ago

NPR
Politics & Policy

Ohio special election goes down to the wire

8 years ago

Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
NPR
Courts & Law

Judge shuts down multimillion-dollar loophole in election law

A widely used loophole for funneling secret "dark money" into political ads closed quietly last weekend.

8 years ago

Alderman James Cappleman holds his CityKey ID card, Friday, June 8, 2018, in Chicago. The city of Chicago is sending out staffers into various communities to get the municipal ID cards into the hands of undocumented immigrants, homeless people, senior citizens and others who often find it hard to obtain a valid form of identification. Officials hope that in a couple of years more than 100,000 Chicago residents will have the cards that can be used to register to vote and do things like check out a book from the library. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia set to roll out municipal IDs in January

Many populations in the city are unable to access services because they lack the proper identification. Issuing municipal IDs is expected to solve that problem.

8 years ago

This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates (right) answering questions by prosecutor Greg Andres as he testifies in the trial of Paul Manafort in Alexandria, Va. (Dana Verkouteren/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

As Manafort trial continues, the defense gets its shot at ex-partner Rick Gates

Tuesday is Gates' second day on the witness stand.

8 years ago

Rick Gates, Paul Manafort's former business partner, is expected to testify in federal court Monday.
NPR
Courts & Law

Paul Manafort’s ex-partner Rick Gates testifies they broke the law together

Paul Manafort's former business partner, Rick Gates, took the witness stand on Monday for the most highly anticipated testimony in Manafort's trial on bank & tax fraud charges

8 years ago

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